EP1839817A1 - Pièce de fixation pour cloueuses - Google Patents

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EP1839817A1
EP1839817A1 EP07104927A EP07104927A EP1839817A1 EP 1839817 A1 EP1839817 A1 EP 1839817A1 EP 07104927 A EP07104927 A EP 07104927A EP 07104927 A EP07104927 A EP 07104927A EP 1839817 A1 EP1839817 A1 EP 1839817A1
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Ramon Ceravalls Pujol
Nuria Lopez Puche
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25C—HAND-HELD NAILING OR STAPLING TOOLS; MANUALLY OPERATED PORTABLE STAPLING TOOLS
    • B25C1/00—Hand-held nailing tools; Nail feeding devices
    • B25C1/08—Hand-held nailing tools; Nail feeding devices operated by combustion pressure
    • B25C1/10—Hand-held nailing tools; Nail feeding devices operated by combustion pressure generated by detonation of a cartridge
    • B25C1/18—Details and accessories, e.g. splinter guards, spall minimisers
    • B25C1/188—Arrangements at the forward end of the barrel, e.g. splinter guards, spall minimisers, safety arrangements, silencers, bolt retainers

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  • the present invention refers to a fixation piece for nail guns.
  • the models of the first two companies comprise cylindrical mouths of different diameter, and the third one comprises a mouth of substantially quadrangular section and straight walls, with two of its lateral walls converging to the end of the mouth.
  • Some accessories comprise joining means of the accessory to the internal surface of the end of the gun mouth.
  • These joining means comprises normally a portion comprising a diameter or section slightly greater than the diameter or internal section of the gun mouth, and which is inserted inside the exit hole of the mouth, the accessory being retained to the mouth of the gun by friction.
  • the objective of the present invention is to solve the drawbacks of the devices known in the art, providing a fixation piece for nail guns, comprising first joining means to the external surface of the end of an exit mouth of a nail gun, and second joining means to the internal surface of the end of an exit mouth of a nail gun, characterised in that it also comprises third joining means to the external surface of the end of an exit mouth of a nail gun.
  • the piece of the invention can also be fixed to mouths of guns of straight walls.
  • the straight walls comprise a protrusion at the central part of its internal face.
  • the straight parallel walls are separated by a distance comprised between 15.6 and 16.4 millimetres.
  • said first joining means comprises a housing for the end of the mouth of the gun.
  • the housing comprises a diameter comprised between 15.3 and 16.1 millimetres.
  • the housing comprises ribs.
  • the housing comprises four ribs longitudinal to the longitudinal axis of the mouth placed radially at the external part of said housing.
  • the piece of the invention can be fixed to the external surface of mouths of guns with a circular cross-section.
  • said second joining means comprises a body which is inserted inside the exit hole of the end of the mouth.
  • the body comprises an external diameter comprised between 6.8 and 7.5 millimetres.
  • said body comprises ribs.
  • said body comprises four ribs longitudinal to the longitudinal axis of the mouth of the gun and a cylinder longitudinal to the longitudinal axis of the mouth of the gun placed at the central part of the piece, said four ribs being placed radially at the external surface of said cylinder.
  • the piece of the invention can be fixed to the internal surface of mouths of guns with a circular cross-section.
  • the piece comprises joining means to at least one element to fix an object to said piece.
  • the joining means of the piece to said at least one element comprises a groove which crosses the piece in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the mouth of the gun, a portion of said at least one element being housed inside said groove, so that said piece and said portion are crossed by a nail shot from the gun.
  • the groove comprises a lower wall and an upper wall substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the mouth of the gun.
  • the portion comprises an end of said at least one element to fix an object to said piece.
  • the portion comprises a plate.
  • the plate comprises protrusions in at least one of its faces.
  • the groove of the piece it can be inserted inside it a portion or end of the fixation element, so that both pieces remain joined to each other. Therefore, the holding of the fixation element by the user before using the gun to fix definitely the piece and the element to a support surface is prevented. The two pieces remain fixed when the nail is shot without any other required operation.
  • the piece of the invention is made from plastic material.
  • Figs. 1 to 3 an embodiment of a piece 1 according to the present invention.
  • the piece 1 is designed to be fixed to the free end of the exit mouth of a nail gun.
  • exit mouth of a nail gun it is intended to designate the exit conduct or tube of the nails of a nail gun.
  • the piece 1 comprises a body of substantially quadrangular plan, with its corners bevelled, which includes four lateral straight walls 2 rising from the base of the piece 1.
  • the lateral walls 2 are faced to each other and are separated a distance d1 from 15.6 to 16.4 millimetres, preferably approximately 16 millimetres, and they are provided with a protrusion 5 placed at the central part of its internal face.
  • Said walls 2 define an internal space inside which four external ribs 3 are placed and a body 7 placed at the central part of the piece 1.
  • the external ribs 3 are placed radially at the internal corners formed by the four lateral walls 2.
  • the external ribs 3 which are faced to each other are separated a distance d2 between 15.3 and 16.1 millimetres, preferably approximately 15.7 mm, so that their free ends define a housing 6 with a diameter d2 comprised between 15.3 and 16.1 millimetres.
  • the body 7 comprises a cylinder 21 and ribs 4 placed radially at the external surface of the cylinder 21.
  • the free ends of the internal ribs 4 define an external diameter d3 from 6.8 to 7.5 millimetres, preferably approximately 7.2 millimetres.
  • the piece 1 also comprises a lower groove 8, whose function will be explained later.
  • Fig. 4 shows the joining of the piece 1 to a gun mouth 9a of substantially quadrangular section with straight walls 10.
  • This kind of gun mouth 9a corresponds to that marketed by company Hilti.
  • the width of this kind of mouths 9a is 16.1 mm approximately.
  • the distance d1 between the walls 2 of the piece is suitable so that the friction force provided by the contact between the surface of the internal face of the lateral walls 2 of the piece 1 and the external surface of the lateral walls 10 of the mouth 9a of the gun is enough for the piece 1 to remain joined to the mouth 9a.
  • the protrusions 5 of the walls 2 of the piece 1 remain engaged inside grooves 11 complementary provided at the walls 10 of the mouth 9a.
  • Fig. 5 is shown the joining of the piece 1 to a cylindrical mouth of a gun 9a, of the kind which corresponds to that marketed by the company Powers Fasteners.
  • This kind of mouth comprises an end with an external diameter of approximately 15.8 mm.
  • the piece 1 is fixed to the mouth 9b inserting the end of the mouth 9b inside the housing 6 defined by the external ribs 3.
  • the free ends of the external ribs 3 contact with the external surface of the end of the mouth 9b of the gun.
  • the ribs 3 of the piece 1 exert a pressure against the external surface of the end of the mouth 9b, so that the piece 1 remains fixed to the end of said mouth 9b by friction.
  • the external ribs 3 are longitudinal to the longitudinal axis A of the mouth 9b of the gun when the piece 1 is joined to said mouth 9b, and they are placed at the four internal corners formed by the lateral walls 2 of the piece 1 in a radial configuration.
  • the configuration of the external ribs 3 permits the contact surface of said external ribs 3 with the external surface of the mouth 9b to be enough to retain the piece 1 without applying a great force to fit the piece 1 inside the mouth 9b.
  • the diameter d2 of the housing 6 defined by the free ends of the external ribs 3 is suitable so that the friction force provided by the contact between the external ribs 3 and the external surface of the end of the mouth 9b is enough to remain the piece 1 joined to the mouth 9b.
  • Fig. 6 shows the joining of the piece 1 to a cylindrical mouth 9c of a gun of the kind corresponding to that marketed by the company Spit.
  • This kind of mouth comprises an end with an internal diameter of 6.8 mm approximately.
  • the internal ribs 4 are longitudinal to the longitudinal axis A of the mouth 9c of the gun when the piece 1 is joined to said mouth 9c, and they are placed at the external surface of the cylinder 21 in radial configuration.
  • the configuration of the internal ribs 4 permits the contact surface of said internal ribs 4 with the internal surface of the mouth 9c to be enough to retain the piece 1 without applying a great force to fit the piece 1 in the mouth 9c.
  • the diameter d3 defined by the free ends of the internal ribs 4 is suitable for the friction force provided by the contact between the internal ribs 3 and the internal surface of the end of the mouth 9c to be enough to retain the piece 1 joined to the mouth 9c.
  • the piece 1 of the invention permits its fixation to three different kinds of mouths of nail guns, so that it is not necessary to have a different for each kind of mouth.
  • the central cylinder 21 remains placed at the exit path of the nail, aligned with the longitudinal axis A of the mouth 9a, 9b, 9c and inserted inside the exit hole.
  • the cylinder 21 acts as dampening element of the nail, deforming itself and retaining the head of the nail, and it also prevents possible damages at the support surface caused by the impact of the nail.
  • the groove 8 comprises a substantially rectangular section of reduced height, whose larger sides define a lower wall 13 and an upper wall 14 and whose smaller sides define a pair of lateral walls 15.
  • the lower and upper walls 13, 14 of the groove 8 are substantially parallel to the lower surface 12 of the base of the piece 1, and substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis A of the mouth 9a, 9b, 9c of the gun when the piece 1 is fixed to said mouth 9a, 9b, 9c. Therefore, when the piece 1 is fixed to the mouth 9a, 9b, 9c of a nail gun, the groove 8 is placed in the exit path of the nail, crossed perpendicularly by the longitudinal axis A of the mouth 9a, 9b, 9c.
  • said fixation element 16 comprises at one of its ends a threaded boss 17 to which a nut or a similar piece can be threaded to fix any object to it.
  • the fixation element 16 comprises at the other end a flat plate 18 provided with a pair of longitudinal ribs 19 at one of its faces.
  • the width of said plate 18 is slightly lower than the width of the groove 8, and its thickness is substantially lower than the height of the groove 8.
  • the plate 18 of the element 16 is inserted inside the groove 8 sliding longitudinally through it, as it is shown in Figs. 7 to 10.
  • the ribs 19 are in contact with one of the walls of the groove, in this case with the upper wall 14, retaining the plate 18 inside the groove 8, thanks to the friction between both pieces.
  • the groove 8 deforms elastically when the ribs 19 of the plate 18 are inserted in the groove 8, increasing the distance between its lower 13 and upper 14 walls (Fig. 9).
  • the piece 1 comprises close to the lateral walls 15 of the groove 8 some folds 20 or wings which extend when the plate 18 of the element 16 is inserted in said groove 8, providing the elastic deformation of the groove 8.
  • the fixation element 16 remains joined to the piece 1 with its plate 18 placed inside the groove 8. Therefore, when the piece 1 is engaged with the mouth 9 of a nail gun, the groove 8 and the plate 18 of the fixation element 16 remain at the exit path of the nail, in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis A of the mouth 9 which is placed a separation distance from the end of the mouth 9.
  • the mouth 9 of the gun and the piece 1 are rested against the support surface and a nail 22 is shot.
  • the nail 22 exits through the mouth 9 and crosses the piece 1 and the plate 18 of the element 16, until its head is housed inside the cylinder 21. Therefore, the nail 22 fixes at once the piece 1 and the fixation element 16 to the support surface.
  • the configuration of the fixation element 16 could be different according to the requirements, and it can comprise a clamp, an angle, or any other accessory.
  • the fixation element 16 will be preferably metallic.
  • the piece 1 of the invention could present different configurations within the scope of the present invention.
  • the piece 1 of the invention will be made from a material flexible and resistant enough to permit to fit it in the different mouths of the gun of suitable shape, e.g. from plastic material.

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EP07104927A 2006-03-28 2007-03-26 Pièce de fixation pour cloueuses Active EP1839817B1 (fr)

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ES200600701U ES1062485Y (es) 2006-03-28 2006-03-28 Pieza de fijacion para pistolas de clavos

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US5833420A (en) * 1993-06-08 1998-11-10 Hilti Aktiengesellschaft Attachment member setting tool and method of setting the attachment member
WO2005113202A1 (fr) * 2004-05-17 2005-12-01 Powers Products Iii, Llc Ancrage pour canalisation
EP1621292A1 (fr) * 2004-07-30 2006-02-01 Ramon Ceravalls Pujol Pièce de fixation d'un objet

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5833420A (en) * 1993-06-08 1998-11-10 Hilti Aktiengesellschaft Attachment member setting tool and method of setting the attachment member
WO2005113202A1 (fr) * 2004-05-17 2005-12-01 Powers Products Iii, Llc Ancrage pour canalisation
EP1621292A1 (fr) * 2004-07-30 2006-02-01 Ramon Ceravalls Pujol Pièce de fixation d'un objet

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